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Candied Peel (Lemon and Orange)

From Recipes for the million, 1891

Serves 6

The flavour may be regulated by adding cinnamon, mace, or cloves to the syrup.

Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CANDIED PEEL (LEMON AND ORANGE).— Immerse the peel in a bath of salt and water for four or five days, then take it out, wash it in clear water, and boil till tender. Next make a syrup by boiling loaf sugar in water — three pounds of sugar to a pint of water

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